British expedition to Tibet

[pmaitra]

British expedition to Tibet

The British expedition to Tibet began in December 1903 and lasted until September 1904. The expedition was effectively a temporary invasion by British Indian forces under the auspices of the Tibet Frontier Commission, whose purported mission was to establish diplomatic relations and resolve the dispute over the border between Tibet and Sikkim. In the nineteenth century, the British conquered Burma, Bhutan, and Sikkim, occupying the whole southern flank of Tibet, which remained the only Himalayan kingdom free of British influence.

See full article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_expedition_to_Tibet

[HR][/HR]

Old Russian map showing the details of the British Expeditionary Invasion of Tibet
[HR][/HR]

Reconstruction of the British Expeditionary Invasion of Tibet
[HR][/HR]

Spoiler

Click spoiler to see an animation of the British Expeditionary Invasion of Tibet
[HR][/HR]

Some pictures

Tibetan soldier with a Jingal

The British troops marching towards Lhasa on September 6.1904

British artillery firing on Tibetans

Two Tibetan army officers--Ladingser and Langserling--negotiating with the British on March 31, 1904 Younghusband (right and with hat) and interpreter (kneeling and speaking).

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Old Russian map showing the details of the British Expeditionary Invasion of Tibet

I have seen maps of similar vintage which were still classified

 

[pmaitra]

Some of the images are not visible any more. I will re-create them and upload them again.